Families Cutting Costs > How It Works

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1. Know Your Costs 
2. Get Suggestions How to Cut Costs
3. Take Action to Cut Costs.  .

Families are the core of communities.  Too many families are being squeezed as their costs rise faster than their incomes.

Families face rising costs of many items but in particular the costs of Food, Transportation, and Home Energy.  Families Cost Cutting Measures (FCCM's)  that reduce costs often also reduce the family's emissions and environmental impacts.

 AI can assist families to quickly estimate costs for their family and home and to suggest ways to cut costs, customized to the family's need, resources,  ages, interest, location, lifestyle choices, and values. 

Family decision-makers are busy. Young people can help families know their costs, identify ways to reduce costs and emissions, and to help take action. Youth can also learn new skills and explore careers related to reducing costs and emissions.

 By sharing experiences with other families in their community association, club, or congregation, each family can benefit, creating better choices together.  Community Cost Cutting Measures (CCCM's) are ways that families can share data, best practices, and collaborate to reduce costs.

Youth today face both challenges and exciting opportunities.

Yes, some jobs are changing.

AI and other technologies are replacing certain routine or repetitive jobs—and this can feel uncertain or even scary.

But many new careers are growing.

• Green energy
• Smart transportation
• Sustainable food systems
• Data and AI-supported decision-making
• Community resilience and climate action

This app helps youth grow future-ready skills.

As youth assist their families to reduce costs and emissions, youth can:

• Explore career interests
• Build real-world problem-solving skills
• Join a Community Team to learn to work in teams
• Discover how technology can support healthier communities

Youth Career Pathway Challenges give youth a chance to test-drive tomorrow’s careers—today.